# Chhajwa Village, Andar, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Andar, Siwan 

# Chhajwa

Chhajwa is a village in Andar sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **640 people in 100 households**, the 46th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 640people (2011)
- 100households
- 58.3%literacy
- 1,013females per 1,000 males

## Chhajwa PIN code and other codes

Chhajwa falls in Andar sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBaliya
- Community development blockAndar
- Census village code232432

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Chhajwa from nearby towns?

- Andar (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)15 km by road
- Siwan (nearest town)15 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Chhajwa?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Chhajwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Andar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Siwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Siwan
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chhajwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 74 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Chhajwa

Of every 100 households in Chhajwa in 2011, 9 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chhajwa · ■ Andar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**83%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****96%**

**78%

Television ****2%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****44%**

**13%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Chhajwa?

■ Chhajwa · ■ Andar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.3%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**1020

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****746**

**919

Working population ****20.9%**

**25.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.2% for men and 49.1% for women. 41% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 5 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (10%) · **■** Other work 62 (46%) · **■** Marginal 54 (40%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Andar

- Parari Lachchhiram855 people
- Chandauli687 people
- Fazilpur Deuriya683 people
- Dharamkhor652 people
- Amnaura579 people
- Ghataila566 people
- Pirari Khemraj563 people
- Kismat Barwa515 people

[All 67 villages in Andar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/andar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chhajwa from Siwan?15 km by road
- What is the population of Chhajwa?640 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhajwa in?Siwan district (Andar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chhajwa?58.3% (Census 2011)